Hetian Lei

2.3k total citations
82 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Hetian Lei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Hetian Lei has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Ophthalmology and 33 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Hetian Lei's work include Retinal and Macular Surgery (25 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (24 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (21 papers). Hetian Lei is often cited by papers focused on Retinal and Macular Surgery (25 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (24 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (21 papers). Hetian Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Hetian Lei's co-authors include Andrius Kazlauskas, Gisela Velez, Wenyi Wu, Marc‐André Rhéaume, Gaoen Ma, Patrìcia A. D'Amore, Xionggao Huang, Shizuo Mukai, Joanne A. Matsubara and Jing Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hetian Lei

80 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hetian Lei China 24 1.1k 660 588 160 160 82 1.9k
Erich C. Strauss United States 22 1.3k 1.2× 813 1.2× 800 1.4× 121 0.8× 930 5.8× 37 2.9k
David Gilbert United Kingdom 15 694 0.6× 239 0.4× 213 0.4× 124 0.8× 564 3.5× 26 2.0k
Steven J. Weintraub United States 17 1.2k 1.1× 147 0.2× 57 0.1× 165 1.0× 147 0.9× 34 1.9k
Kelly M. Loyet United States 19 656 0.6× 152 0.2× 296 0.5× 23 0.1× 536 3.4× 33 1.4k
Štefan Kaluz United States 25 1.2k 1.1× 68 0.1× 83 0.1× 830 5.2× 209 1.3× 57 1.9k
Graciana Diez‐Roux Italy 11 775 0.7× 95 0.1× 47 0.1× 97 0.6× 486 3.0× 11 1.3k
Tore Kempf Germany 19 1.1k 1.0× 48 0.1× 77 0.1× 80 0.5× 183 1.1× 28 1.7k
Henrik Vissing United States 25 2.0k 1.8× 86 0.1× 67 0.1× 331 2.1× 166 1.0× 48 2.8k
Frederick A. Dick Canada 34 2.7k 2.4× 363 0.6× 45 0.1× 429 2.7× 261 1.6× 76 3.7k
Kathleen Haskell United States 12 884 0.8× 53 0.1× 59 0.1× 116 0.7× 100 0.6× 18 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hetian Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hetian Lei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hetian Lei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hetian Lei based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hetian Lei. Hetian Lei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yuan, Fang, Yanan Li, Sanming Li, et al.. (2025). miR-214-3p attenuates ferroptosis-induced cellular damage in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy through the p53/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis. Experimental Eye Research. 253. 110299–110299. 3 indexed citations
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Lei, Hetian, et al.. (2025). DOCK1/ELMO1/Rac1 Signaling is Essential for Vitreous-Induced Migration and Contraction of ARPE19 Cells. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 41(4). 217–225. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Siheng, Yiran Wang, Qinmei Wang, et al.. (2024). Genome Editing VEGFA Prevents Corneal Neovascularization In Vivo. Advanced Science. 11(25). e2401710–e2401710. 12 indexed citations
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Ma, Gaoen, Hui Qi, Hongwei Deng, et al.. (2024). Prime Editing of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Attenuates Angiogenesis In Vitro. The CRISPR Journal. 7(4). 188–196. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanhui, Hui Qi, Zhuo Han, et al.. (2023). Leverage of nuclease-deficient CasX for preventing pathological angiogenesis. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 33. 738–748. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Haote, Yanhui Yang, Luping Wang, et al.. (2023). NFκB-Mediated Expression of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase δ Is Critical for Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Cells. 12(2). 207–207. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Wenyi, Gaoen Ma, Hui Qi, et al.. (2022). Genome Editing of Pik3cd Impedes Abnormal Retinal Angiogenesis. Human Gene Therapy. 34(1-2). 30–41. 6 indexed citations
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Qi, Hui, Fang Dong, Lu Chen, et al.. (2022). A Novel Role of IL13Rα2 in the Pathogenesis of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 831436–831436. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Wenyi, Yanhui Yang, Fei Yao, et al.. (2020). AAV-mediated in vivo genome editing in vascular endothelial cells. Methods. 194. 12–17. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Na, Zhengping Hu, Yanhui Yang, Haote Han, & Hetian Lei. (2019). Inactive Cas9 blocks vitreous-induced expression of Mdm2 and proliferation and survival of retinal pigment epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research. 186. 107716–107716. 11 indexed citations
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Tran, Jennifer, Xiaoqing Guo, Audrey E. K. Hutcheon, et al.. (2017). PDGFRα Is a Key Regulator of T1 and T3's Differential Effect on SMA Expression in Human Corneal Fibroblasts. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(2). 1179–1179. 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Xionggao, Wenyi Wu, Gaoen Ma, et al.. (2017). Genome editing abrogates angiogenesis in vivo. Nature. 28 indexed citations
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Huang, Xionggao, Wenyi Wu, Gaoen Ma, et al.. (2017). Editing VEGFR2 Blocks VEGF-Induced Activation of Akt and Tube Formation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(2). 1228–1228. 53 indexed citations
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Huang, Xionggao, Wenyi Wu, Gaoen Ma, et al.. (2017). Genome editing abrogates angiogenesis in vivo. Nature Communications. 8(1). 112–112. 118 indexed citations
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Lei, Hetian, et al.. (2015). RasGAP Promotes Autophagy and Thereby Suppresses Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Mediated Signaling Events, Cellular Responses, and Pathology. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 35(10). 1673–1685. 23 indexed citations
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Sharma, Maryada, Hetian Lei, Steven Pennock, & Andrius Kazlauskas. (2013). Epithelial cells promote fibroblast-mediated contraction of collagen gels by secreting bFGF. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 6258–6258. 1 indexed citations
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Vanarsdall, Adam L., Todd W. Wisner, Hetian Lei, Andrius Kazlauskas, & David C. Johnson. (2012). PDGF Receptor-α Does Not Promote HCMV Entry into Epithelial and Endothelial Cells but Increased Quantities Stimulate Entry by an Abnormal Pathway. PLoS Pathogens. 8(9). e1002905–e1002905. 71 indexed citations
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Tian, Ze, Jie Shen, Fengfei Wang, et al.. (2011). Cambogin Is Preferentially Cytotoxic to Cells Expressing PDGFR. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21370–e21370. 14 indexed citations
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Försti, Asta, Hetian Lei, Björn Tavelin, et al.. (2007). Polymorphisms in the genes of the urokinase plasminogen activation system in relation to colorectal cancer. Annals of Oncology. 18(12). 1990–1994. 18 indexed citations

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